Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fewter

/ˈfjuːtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fewter
IPA: /ˈfjuːtə/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A support or holder for a spear, attached to a saddle or breastplate.

verb

To rest (a spear) in its fewter.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"From heaven the spear-light vertical in its fewter."
"His speare he feutred, and at him it bore, / But with no better fortune than the rest afore."
"Without further words, the two gentlemen retreated to the opposite ends of the clearing, fewtered their spears, and prepared to hurtle together in the preliminary charge."

Etymology

From Middle English feuter, fewtre, from Old French feutre, from Medieval Latin filtrum, of Germanic origin. Doublet of filter.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: feuter, feutre, filtrum, -

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

fewters (plural) feuter (alternative) fewters (present, singular) fewtering (participle, present) fewtered (participle, past) fewtered (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce fewter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfjuːtə/.
What does fewter mean?: A support or holder for a spear, attached to a saddle or breastplate.
Where does fewter come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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